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at the same time the members would become personall}' 

 acquainted with each other. 



As I have said often before, it is too much to 

 expect that members should turn up in large numbers 

 to the onh^ meeting held once a 3'ear during the 

 Palace Show. When such meeting is held there is 

 scarcel}' time to complete the business, and it so 

 happens that if anything is left over for an adjourned 

 meeting, it is sure to be the most important item on 

 the agenda, namely, the alteration of Rules. This 

 matter has for the last two years been left over for 

 the adjourned meeting, which means the Committee, 

 almost exclusivel}'. 



I maintain that it is not fair to ask that body to 

 carr}^ out such important business unaided, and I think 

 they would be wise in refusing the duty under such 

 circumstances. I, with several others, maintain that 

 every member of the Club should have an opportunity 

 of voting for, or against, any addition to or alteration 

 of Rules. I look upon this matter as of far more 

 importance than voting for either the Committee or 

 the Judges. 



The branches advocated should be formed, sa}', 

 one in the North, one in the East, one in the West, 

 one for London and the Southern district, and 

 one each for Scotland and Wales, with a General 

 Committee to sit in London as at present. Two 

 representatives from each branch or district to act 

 with the General Committee, such representatives 

 to be elected by the members residing in each district 

 by voting papers as arranged by the General Com- 

 mittee. 



The proportion of Judges to be elected should be, 

 say, three per district, but not necessarily confined to 

 members residing in such district. Thus, if six 

 districts were formed, there would be eighteen Judges 



